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. >>> and in venezuela, an unprecedented third term for social president hugo chavez, who won re-election even as he battled cancer. he won over many of his people by using his oil profits to help the poor and with free homes and other things in that society. many in this country worry his victory could mean even higher gas prices. >>> and while we're on the subject, california drivers may finally be getting a break. after setting another record, the average price for a gallon of regular hit 4.67 per gallon today. the california governor jerry brown has given the go-ahead to refiners to process a less expensive and less cleaner burning fuel known as the winter blend in the trade, three weeks earlier than they planned. that should bring prices down about 15 cents a gallon. before you know it our attentions will turn to heating costs. this will go down as the weather changed for the season in a lot of areas, as canada sends us its very best cold air. in just the last week there were 409 record lows tied or broken. and depending on where you lived, the warm weather just went away and won't b
. >>> and in venezuela, an unprecedented third term for social president hugo chavez, who won re-election even as he battled cancer. he won over many of his people by using his oil profits to help the poor and with free homes and other things in that society. many in this country worry his victory could mean even higher gas prices. >>> and while we're on the subject, california drivers may finally be getting a break. after setting another record, the average price for a gallon...
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the current leader hugo chavez is hoping for an unprecedented third term, but polls indicate he may be facing his stiffest challenge to date. kerry sanders is in the capital caracas with more. good morning, kerry. >> reporter: well, good morning, chris. as we see our gas prices in the united states rising, the elections here in oil-rich ve venezuela takes on importance. at 6:00 a.m. the polls opened here and in this country twice the size of california there will be a 90% voter turnout today. venezuela is the fourth largest supplier of oil to the united states. and this kun are try has the largest oil reserves in the world. how different are things here because of that? wul into a gas station in venezuela and it takes less than $3 to fill up an empty suv. oil production in venezuela has dropped 30% in the last decade, one reason for our higher gas prices. oil industry experts say president hugo chavez, who has been no friend to the united states, has failed to invest in the oil industry that he nationalized in the early 2000s. challenging chavez is 40-year-old who is energetic and some
the current leader hugo chavez is hoping for an unprecedented third term, but polls indicate he may be facing his stiffest challenge to date. kerry sanders is in the capital caracas with more. good morning, kerry. >> reporter: well, good morning, chris. as we see our gas prices in the united states rising, the elections here in oil-rich ve venezuela takes on importance. at 6:00 a.m. the polls opened here and in this country twice the size of california there will be a 90% voter turnout...
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hugo chavez has won a sixth year in office. the socialist leader won more than 54% of the vote over a former for formfor formfor former venezuela governor. it's going to embolden chavez. >> the first commercial space flight is on the way to the international space station. last knight the dragon capsule was bound for the iss and it's the first of a dozen flights of nasa -- expected to reach the destination by wednesday. remained docked for three weeks before returning to earth. >> time now 5:12, 41 degrees. the red box lets you rent movies for $1 a day. but now the company is expanding the bargains to more entertainment. we'll explain. >> halloween spending soars to all-time highs. how much people are paying for tricks and treats this year. >> monitoring close euros in tawneytown. update you on those and check on the major roads and let you know if any of the tawneetown. >>> here's a live view of traffic. update at the jfx at rustin road. no delays in 28th street. a live view and show you what it looks like on 95 south of maryl
hugo chavez has won a sixth year in office. the socialist leader won more than 54% of the vote over a former for formfor formfor former venezuela governor. it's going to embolden chavez. >> the first commercial space flight is on the way to the international space station. last knight the dragon capsule was bound for the iss and it's the first of a dozen flights of nasa -- expected to reach the destination by wednesday. remained docked for three weeks before returning to earth. >>...
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controversial venezuelan president hugo chavez is winning a new six-year term in office surviving the closest race yet, the socialist leader won more than 50% of the vote over the venezuelan governor who accused chavez of reducing power of the oil wealth to his personal advantage. they expect to embolden chavez to strengthen his ties. bridezilla has nothing on this. this is what happens when a pair of weddings turned into an all-out brawl with four people arrested. investigators believed this mainly originally started among members of one wedding party. but then someone reportedly from a second winning party at a hotel was sit into something and the situation went downhill from there. by the time the philadelphia police arrived, 75 to 100 people fighting knocking several of the brides to the ground. several people injured. the uncle of one of the brides died of a heart attack. >>> in this morning's consumer alert, if you haven't booked your holiday flight for thanksgiving, do it quickly before the prices climb any higher. according to the l.a. times, flights for thanksgiving week are
controversial venezuelan president hugo chavez is winning a new six-year term in office surviving the closest race yet, the socialist leader won more than 50% of the vote over the venezuelan governor who accused chavez of reducing power of the oil wealth to his personal advantage. they expect to embolden chavez to strengthen his ties. bridezilla has nothing on this. this is what happens when a pair of weddings turned into an all-out brawl with four people arrested. investigators believed this...
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. >>> voters in venezuela have re-elected socialist president hugo chavez for another six-year term. he's a longtime critic of washington. he defeated opposite leader henrique capriles amid growing frustration of crime, corruption and power outages. venezuela has the largest crude oil reserves. >>> at least 20 new cases of fungal meningitis occurs as the deadly outbreak linked to steroid injection spreads to nine states and 91 people are now infected as the new england company that produced the injections widens the recall. the steroid is frequently used to treat back pain, and authorities say thousands of patients may have been injected with drugs from the affected facility. >>> a mixed report on the state of security at one of the nation's busiest airports. screeners at newark liberty airport are only carrying out passenger pat-downs correctly some 16.7% of thevn@ time. the report from undercover tsa teams also found that screeners only take appropriate action on restricted items about 25% of the time, but screeners did get perfect scores on removing prohibitive items and displayin
. >>> voters in venezuela have re-elected socialist president hugo chavez for another six-year term. he's a longtime critic of washington. he defeated opposite leader henrique capriles amid growing frustration of crime, corruption and power outages. venezuela has the largest crude oil reserves. >>> at least 20 new cases of fungal meningitis occurs as the deadly outbreak linked to steroid injection spreads to nine states and 91 people are now infected as the new england company...